Monday, November 1, 2010

Thanksgiving Centerpieces in 15 minutes

Good Housekeeping's November issue has a few centerpieces for Thanksgiving...unusual, unique, and right up my alley. Plus they take no time at all - the article says 15 minutes or less. Here's the 3 I found I like the most...

Line 'Em Up
Seasonal simplicity doesn't get any speedier than this streamlined display: Just parade small white pumpkins along a wooden platter, and — to play up the gourds' paleness — add a runner or fabric remnant in autumnal orange. In five minutes, you're done.


Branch Out
The patina of tarnished pewter contrasts with fall foliage in this rustic-meets-refined grouping. Tuck acorns, viburnum, and crab apple cuttings (find at a florist or gather from the yard) in a trio of staggered-size containers, corralling on a tray. Total time: eight minutes.


Ripe for the Picking
Elegant turns easy when you think outside the vase. In this fresh update of the classic cornucopia, clear glass vases overflow with apples, pears, tangerines, and both ripe and green pomegranates. Accent with ribbon curling in and around the fruit — to run out the time to 13 minutes — and invite guests to grab some produce post-dinner

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